Internships

Our clients often get in touch when they’re thinking of taking on an intern. They want to know how best to manage the legalities, expectations, and naturally, how they can get the most out of their intern. We recently hired an intern of our own so we thought now would be a great time to share our advice and personal experience with you.

Here are a few questions we asked ourselves before deciding to go ahead with the internship.

Internships don’t have to be limited to work experience for students or graduates, it can also benefit people looking for a change of career.

When is the right time to take on an intern?

Business growth, team expansion, peak periods, project opportunities and commitment to building talent for future employment markets are all examples of when an intern can complement your people resourcing plan. In our case, we recognised that Tassic had grown over the last 12 months. In order to continue improving our services, we needed to bring in talent to complement our existing team and focus on a few key areas.

Why hire an intern rather than a temporary employee?

Temporary roles tend to be used as a stepping-stone into permanent employment, so they potentially come with a different mindset. But the nature of an internship is to develop, learn and impress all that you can within a defined period of time. Although in our opinion, this should be the case for both!